Canóvanas in Municipio de Canóvanas, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)

Puerto Rico Quincentenary Memorial

Puerto Rico: 500 Años de Cambio y Reafirmacion

— [Puerto Rico: 500 Years of Change and Reaffirmation] —

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Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 7, 2023

1. Puerto Rico Quincentenary Memorial Marker

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Este proyecto conmemora el histórico evento del quinto centenario del descubrimiento de Puerto Rico encuentro de dos mundos, realizado en el 1993 como aportación al cambio y a la reafirmación de nuestro descubrimiento.

[English translation:]
This project commemorates the historic event of the quincentenary of the discovery of Puerto Rico, the meeting of two worlds, held in 1993 as a contribution to change and the reaffirmation of our discovery.

Erected 1993 by Comision Puertorriqueña Para La Celebracion Del Quinto Centenario Del Descubrimiento De Puerto Rico.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration. A significant historical date for this entry is November 19, 1493.

Location. 18° 22.742′ N, 65° 54.043′ W. Marker is in Canóvanas in Municipio de Canóvanas, Puerto Rico. Marker is on Calle Luis Hernáiz Veronne north of Calle Muñoz Rivera, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Calle Luis Hernáiz Veronne 74, Canovanas PR 00729, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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16 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. A Don Luis Hernaiz Veronne (a few steps from this marker); Canovanax (within shouting distance of this marker); Luis Muños Marin (approx. 5.8 kilometers away); Fernando III, Rey de Castilla y Leon (approx. 6 kilometers away); Monumento al Soldado Riograndeño (approx. 7.6 kilometers away); Jaime Serano Dávila (approx. 15.6 kilometers away); Lcdo. Ángel Viera Martínez (approx. 15.7 kilometers away); Luis A. Ferré Aguayo (approx. 15.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canóvanas.

Puerto Rico Quincentenary Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 7, 2023

2. Puerto Rico Quincentenary Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 46 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 18, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.